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- Dictionarysev·er·ance/ˈsev(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. the action of ending a connection or relationship: "the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church"
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noun [ U ] uk / ˈsev. ə r.əns / us / ˈsev.ɚ.əns / Add to word list. money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end: The management have offered employees one week's severance ( pay) for each six months they have worked at the company. a severance agreement / deal / package. formal.
The meaning of SEVERANCE is the act or process of severing : the state of being severed. How to use severance in a sentence.
SEVERANCE meaning: 1. money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end: 2…. Learn more.
Law. a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole. severance pay. / ˈsɛvərəns / noun. the act of severing or state of being severed. a separation. law the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc.
A severance is the ending of a connection or relationship. A terrible argument between you and your cousin could turn into a all-out feud and eventually a complete severance between the two branches of your family.
3 meanings: 1. the act of severing or state of being severed 2. a separation 3. law the division into separate parts of a joint.... Click for more definitions.
1. the act of severing or the state of being severed. 2. a breaking off, as of a friendship. 3. Law. a division of liabilities, provisions, etc., into parts; removal of a part from the whole. 4. Also called sev′erance pay`. money, exclusive of wages, etc., paid to an employee who is dismissed for reasons beyond the employee's control.
